Comment from lightink

Excellent

The gale of love, huh? :)
You created wonderfully romantic/sensual wind metaphor!
You even went as far to describe the silence of feelings after love making!
So typical of you and quite genius, too! :)

 Comment Written 04-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2016

Aww. You make me feel like I is smart of sumpthin' LOL
You're too kind, but I'll be glad to listen to any and all of your theories. Thank you so much. Limericks are next you know. I'm sure Gloria has mentioned it. HAHAHA! mikey

Comment from l.raven

Excellent

HI Michael, damn, you did it again sweetie...two in one...I am so enjoying reading these poems...all of you are so truly talented...and on the description of what the wind means to you...soooooooooooooo many beautiful poems...I love your poems you...and thank you for describing the contest...so very very nicely written you...Luff Linda xxoo love

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2016

Hi, Linda
Geez, how behind am I? What a lovely review. This was great fun and it is amazing what everyone came up with. I'm so pleased you liked this. I'm not sure where it even came from. LOL.
I hope you'll join us. This is great fun. We're doing Limericks this week. How can you pass up limericks. Anyway, here's our shameless plug.
The Poetry Potlatch is coming up again. This week it's a Limerick suite. When you hear the word "limerick" you probably think bawdy, sexy, dirty, etc. But NOT THIS TIME. We want you to use limerick form for each stanza, with a minimum of three stanzas, to create a poem about the topic that will be given this coming Saturday April 9th at 6:00 PM New York City time. Phyllis Stewart has graciously agreed to once again provide us with the theme. Look forward to seeing you there. :))
Plenty of room for the Sweetest of the sweet. xxoo mikey

reply by l.raven on 08-Apr-2016

your so welcome...and I'll check it out...I promise...your a sweetie...love xxoo Linda

Comment from evilynne

Excellent

I think this entry would have done just fine, but I do like the second better. This, though is well written free verse and meets the challenge well. Evi

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2016

Hi, Evi
Thanks so much. Sorry to be so far behind and SORRY I haven't even reviewed your entry yet. Jeesh, what a moron. I promise I'll get to it by tomorrow. I've just been buried by the real world. It's at the top of my list with Flylikeaneagle. It has been for almost a week. Limericks this week. Too much fun. Review Evi, don't forget. mikey

reply by evilynne on 08-Apr-2016

I don't think I can do limericks. I just can't get it together with the syllables and meter. Evi

Comment from Ric Myworld

Excellent

Thanks for another of your fine poems, and the invite to join in on your poetry forum contest. It was too late for me to check everything out by the time I found out about it. Great job. :-)

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2016

Thanks so much. This week is Limericks.
You can't miss that.
There once was a gal from Nanticket!!! Yep. Limericks.
Here's our shameless add:

The Poetry Potlatch is coming up again. This week it's a Limerick suite. When you hear the word "limerick" you probably think bawdy, sexy, dirty, etc. But NOT THIS TIME. We want you to use limerick form for each stanza, with a minimum of three stanzas, to create a poem about the topic that will be given this coming Saturday April 9th at 6:00 PM New York City time. Phyllis Stewart has graciously agreed to once again provide us with the theme. Look forward to seeing you there. :))
You can't miss this. There are hot chicks there I promise. Most of the dudes are ninety years old. Dude, WE ARE THE YOUNG GUNS!!!!
HAHAHAHA!!! mikey

reply by Ric Myworld on 08-Apr-2016

LMFAO!!! I can't hardly picture myself as a "Young gun." But I must admit, I like the sound of it. A friend from years back called and asked what had happened to me, saying, man, you use to have a beautiful gal on your arm every night, and never the same one. He asked what had happened, and it put me to thinking. After a minute or two, I answered, "Well, the ones I get, I don't want. And, the ones I want, I can't have. They are either old, or babies. I'm not into bumping wrinkles with the old ones, and I'm sure at some point, I'll have to talk with the young ones. :-)

reply by the author on 08-Apr-2016

Yep, the conversation. HAHAHA! Age has become irrelevant. I had no problem with the youngest one, it was the oldest that tore me up. I didn't let her know, but damn. LOL But, here? Yep, young guns for sure. WHOOO HOOOO!
there once was two studs who were poets
they were the darlings but the didn't know it
till the ladies attacked
and they both were saced
and the talk stopped for they had to show it!!!

Ha! Speed limericks. BE THERE!!

reply by the author on 08-Apr-2016

Quick edit. :))

there once was two studs who were poets
they were the darlings but they didn't know it
till the ladies attacked
and they both were sacked
and the talk stopped for they had to show it!!!

reply by Ric Myworld on 08-Apr-2016

LOL!!!!! You're a trip, for sure. :-)

reply by Ric Myworld on 08-Apr-2016

Okay, I'll try. Tomorrow I have volunteered to deliver and spread mulch all day for the football team fundraiser. So if I can be done in time, I'll check it out. Thanks for the invite. :-)

Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell

Excellent

Both your wind poems were excellent, Mikey, you did well to do them both in under an hour, that took some doing. I think your second poem took the edge and brought the wind out stronger, but I would have been pleased to have written this one! :) Sandra xxx

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2016

Jeez. I got crazy behind. Thanks so much. The second one though I did have the theme already in my head for a bit. So I had a little edge really. This one had a chick in it. A chick. LOL mikey

Comment from Pantygynt

Excellent

I turn everything into a a joke and you turn everyrhing into sex. Who has the best deal? Perhaps next week I'll have joke about sex.

I thought this was a very moving poem, very tactile. I didn't find much mythology. Should I have done.

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2016

Maybe I turn everything into sex because it's a myth. LOL
Glad you liked this. Not sure where some of these come from with these challenges. This is the first time in my life I ever paused before writing. This was a tough topic. Damn. It felt weird staring at the screen. Fun though, mikey

Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose

Excellent

Hello, Mike!

---Two for the price of one.... *pretty cool deal*

....the caress of the silent hand... (the wind--I love this line)

....it [whips] my back now in [slaps]
....than the [fury] of its [retribution]

.....are you sure you are not a masochist????

LOL Good job, Mike :)

*gypsy queen*

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2016

Ha! I'm not a masochist but I have an extremely high tolerance for pain both physical and emotional. I'm virtually indestructible. LOL
It's true though. Not a good trait though as it gives the impression I don''t need anything. Glad you likey poem by mikey. :))
Thank you. Irish Silent Hugs with no slaps....

reply by Gypsy Blue Rose on 09-Apr-2016

Irish Silent Hugs with no slaps. LMAO

Comment from nordicgirl

Exceptional

Damn good though the other is my preference.
A beautiful combining of romance with the ancient feel of spiritual overtone.

Still love this and considering the time.

Wow!

NG

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2016

You're too kind with this one. But, I'll take it. LOL
thanks, mikey

Comment from I am Cat

Excellent

Mikey,
This is absolutely beautiful (I'm not sure it was really about the wind at all until the end where a few key words were inserted... like howling, and slaps and some other things, but for that, it could just be an amazing free verse... either way, it's gorgeous and how come it doesn't say PotLatch on it? That's confusing... you usually have them say that? At any rate, it's gorgeous, as always. Mwah!

in a rage it sweeps us skyward
and its silence becomes a howling
and we join its shrill song

loved this!
Cat

 Comment Written 02-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2016

About time I showed up. I did add Potlatch as per your admonition. LOL
Glad you liked this. This was a difficult topic. For the very first time in my life I actually stared at the screen for a couple minutes. Wow, what a weird feeling. I was actually blank for a minute or two. Thank you, miguelito

Comment from ~Dovey

Excellent

Hi Mikey,

I'm most impressed that you can turn each and every topic into a romance poem. I have yet to decide if that is attributable to your romantic streak or your rebellious one lol

This poem is a beauty! I especially liked how you finally acknowledged the topic by name in the closing stanza of the poem:

in moments we find ourselves
in the valley
the silent hand
once again brushes our cheeks

the myth of the wind
is no myth

Excellent work!

Kim

 Comment Written 02-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2016

This was a killer topic. Jeesh. I stared at the screen for a couple minutes before I could even type a word. Finally, got going. STIll, a lot of amazing work. Glad you liked this. I'm kind of stupidly romantic actually. HAHAHA! I try to be cool, but eventually it comes out. Yeah, rebellious too ... that sounds better than childish, yes? :))
Thanks so much. Sorry to be so far behind. mikey